Horribilis is a story about aging game warden Tom Beck, his family, and a Grizzly Bear. It is a dramatic and personal story about confrontation between man and bear - the mauling and death of a young man, Luke, protecting his girlfriend. It is a reflection of human/bear conflict in our present society. In this striking novel Stan Walchuk Jr. brings home the reality of bears in our outdoor lives, our yards, and our homes. Horribilis is not an anti-bear story, but it is a wake-up call. A captivating novel that will take you into deep into the lives of people and bears, hard realities more likely now than at any time since early explorers. A drama where empathy, action, sorrow, elation, and intensity, are driven forward by unfortunate events and societies divergent views and volatile emotions. This is a novel that is difficult to put down. Not soon forgotten.